COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 29.06 vs Census Tract 8608.13
PLACE A
Census Tract 29.06, Macon County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 8608.13, Lake County, Illinois
Census Tract 29.06 is 19% smaller than Census Tract 8608.13. Census Tract 8608.13 earns more, with a median household income $70,660 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 29.06CENSUS TRACT 8608.13DIFFERENCE
Total population2,5173,108−19% vs Census Tract 8608.13
Population density1,6131,958−345
Median age33.145.1−12.0
Male39.8%45.9%−6.1 pts
Female60.2%54.1%+6.1 pts
Foreign-born9.3%4.2%+5.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic47.0%82.5%−35.5 pts
Black30.8%1.4%+29.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.1%15.2%−3.1 pts
Asian4.1%0.0%+4.1 pts
Other6.0%0.9%+5.1 pts
Median household income$32,833$103,493−$70,660
Per capita income$31,160$53,607−$22,447
Poverty rate32.5%5.6%+26.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5750.448+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%24.9%−5.5 pts
Graduate degree11.9%5.8%+6.1 pts
Unemployment rate12.5%7.1%+5.3 pts
Labor force participation62.4%74.8%−12.3 pts
Median home value–$221,800–
Median gross rent$844$1,362−$518
Owner-occupied24.3%84.1%−59.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.3%0.8%+19.5 pts
Rent-burdened households40.3%16.1%+24.2 pts
Average commute18.732.1−13.4
Worked from home6.6%14.3%−7.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured8.5%0.6%+7.9 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024